In addition to offering training and other services, an intranet between BMC and the representatives of the press has been proposed.

Cooperation between these organizations will strengthen Berlin as a media and high-tech center. Leading politicians, including Berlin's mayor, Eberhard Diepgen, have greeted the development with enthusiasm.

The primary function of the collaboration will be to link the press corps from Bonn and Berlin via the Internet. Options like Internet research and electronic archiving will be offered, and all BMC members will have their own e-mail address.

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